December 15, 2010 – 3:15 pm
Throughout the winter holiday season, people are often preoccupied with thinking about what gifts they want to receive from family and friends. That feeling of greed can overwhelm holiday spirit. At Torque, however, we’re always giving – our strategies, our creative services, and now, a holiday party (although the first two items aren’t necessarily free [...]
November 7, 2010 – 6:54 am
It was an honor and an education to present my branding and marketing talk to physicians and executives attending the annual Large Urology Practice Group Association national conference this past Saturday. I appreciated the large turnout, and also the engaged questions on such issues as: overall budgeting; new approaches to “earned media” beyond traditional press [...]
September 30, 2010 – 4:44 pm
The Coleman Entrepreneurship Center at DePaul University has formally introduced its new suite of educational programs to support owners of mid-market companies, from $5 million to $25 million. The Center continues to support students and startups, but now is putting considerable focus on helping move established business managers to the next level. To get here, [...]
August 26, 2010 – 4:20 am
Anyone looking for inspiration to turn slow markets into profitable ones will do well to read Keith McFarland’s latest book Bounce: The Art of Turning Tough Times into Triumph. It’s a business novel, and a particularly successful one in our view. Building on his first book, The Breakthrough Company: How Everyday Companies Become Extraordinary Performers, [...]
July 31, 2010 – 1:03 pm
Attending this year’s AM&AA conference was an eye-opener. I wasn’t a surprise that the M&A community is not conducting business as usual. But the creative thinking about how to jump-start and otherwise stimulate activity was inspiring. Some of the things I observed: • Business and deals are substantially down in many industries. • Of the [...]
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